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Cities in Minnesota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Big Lake, MN had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 103 cities in 2021, at 80.9%. Faribault, MN had the lowest, at 55.2%. The median was 70.6% and the figure for Minnesota was 69.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest80.9Big Lake, MN
Lowest55.2Faribault, MN
Median70.6103 cities
Minnesota69.2History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Big Lake, MN: 80.9 %Big Lake, MN80.9St. Michael, MN: 78.6 %St. Michael, MN78.6Farmington, MN: 78.4 %Farmington, MN78.4Savage, MN: 77.9 %Savage, MN77.9Rosemount, MN: 77.2 %Rosemount, MN77.2Rogers, MN: 77 %Rogers, MN77Lakeville, MN: 76.6 %Lakeville, MN76.6Dayton, MN: 76.2 %Dayton, MN76.2St. Louis Park, MN: 76.2 %St. Louis Park, MN76.2Chaska, MN: 75.9 %Chaska, MN75.9Otsego, MN: 75.8 %Otsego, MN75.8Prior Lake, MN: 75.7 %Prior Lake, MN75.7Hugo, MN: 75.3 %Hugo, MN75.3Ramsey, MN: 74.9 %Ramsey, MN74.9Shakopee, MN: 74.8 %Shakopee, MN74.8Sauk Rapids, MN: 74.6 %Sauk Rapids, MN74.6Forest Lake, MN: 74.5 %Forest Lake, MN74.5Minneapolis, MN: 74.4 %Minneapolis, MN74.4Eagan, MN: 74.3 %Eagan, MN74.3Champlin, MN: 74.2 %Champlin, MN74.2Mounds View, MN: 74.1 %Mounds View, MN74.1Brooklyn Park, MN: 74 %Brooklyn Park, MN74Woodbury, MN: 73.9 %Woodbury, MN73.9Crystal, MN: 73.7 %Crystal, MN73.7East Bethel, MN: 73.7 %East Bethel, MN73.7Victoria, MN: 73.5 %Victoria, MN73.5Cottage Grove, MN: 73.4 %Cottage Grove, MN73.4Sartell, MN: 73.3 %Sartell, MN73.3Waconia, MN: 73.3 %Waconia, MN73.3Brooklyn Center, MN: 73.2 %Brooklyn Center, MN73.2Maple Grove, MN: 73.2 %Maple Grove, MN73.2Apple Valley, MN: 73 %Apple Valley, MN73North Mankato, MN: 72.8 %North Mankato, MN72.8Andover, MN: 72.6 %Andover, MN72.6Hopkins, MN: 72.6 %Hopkins, MN72.6Robbinsdale, MN: 72.3 %Robbinsdale, MN72.3St. Peter, MN: 72.3 %St. Peter, MN72.3South St. Paul, MN: 72.3 %South St. Paul, MN72.3Plymouth, MN: 72 %Plymouth, MN72Burnsville, MN: 71.8 %Burnsville, MN71.8Big Lake, MN: 80.9 %Big Lake, MN80.9St. Michael, MN: 78.6 %St. Michael, MN78.6Farmington, MN: 78.4 %Farmington, MN78.4Savage, MN: 77.9 %Savage, MN77.9Rosemount, MN: 77.2 %Rosemount, MN77.2Rogers, MN: 77 %Rogers, MN77Lakeville, MN: 76.6 %Lakeville, MN76.6Dayton, MN: 76.2 %Dayton, MN76.2St. Louis Park, MN: 76.2 %St. Louis Park, MN76.2Chaska, MN: 75.9 %Chaska, MN75.9Otsego, MN: 75.8 %Otsego, MN75.8Prior Lake, MN: 75.7 %Prior Lake, MN75.7Hugo, MN: 75.3 %Hugo, MN75.3Ramsey, MN: 74.9 %Ramsey, MN74.9Shakopee, MN: 74.8 %Shakopee, MN74.8Sauk Rapids, MN: 74.6 %Sauk Rapids, MN74.6Forest Lake, MN: 74.5 %Forest Lake, MN74.5Minneapolis, MN: 74.4 %Minneapolis, MN74.4Eagan, MN: 74.3 %Eagan, MN74.3Champlin, MN: 74.2 %Champlin, MN74.2Mounds View, MN: 74.1 %Mounds View, MN74.1Brooklyn Park, MN: 74 %Brooklyn Park, MN74Woodbury, MN: 73.9 %Woodbury, MN73.9Crystal, MN: 73.7 %Crystal, MN73.7East Bethel, MN: 73.7 %East Bethel, MN73.7Victoria, MN: 73.5 %Victoria, MN73.5Cottage Grove, MN: 73.4 %Cottage Grove, MN73.4Sartell, MN: 73.3 %Sartell, MN73.3Waconia, MN: 73.3 %Waconia, MN73.3Brooklyn Center, MN: 73.2 %Brooklyn Center, MN73.2Maple Grove, MN: 73.2 %Maple Grove, MN73.2Apple Valley, MN: 73 %Apple Valley, MN73North Mankato, MN: 72.8 %North Mankato, MN72.8Andover, MN: 72.6 %Andover, MN72.6Hopkins, MN: 72.6 %Hopkins, MN72.6Robbinsdale, MN: 72.3 %Robbinsdale, MN72.3St. Peter, MN: 72.3 %St. Peter, MN72.3South St. Paul, MN: 72.3 %South St. Paul, MN72.3Plymouth, MN: 72 %Plymouth, MN72Burnsville, MN: 71.8 %Burnsville, MN71.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Big Lake, MN80.9
2St. Michael, MN78.6
3Farmington, MN78.4
4Savage, MN77.9
5Rosemount, MN77.2
6Rogers, MN77
7Lakeville, MN76.6
8Dayton, MN76.2
8St. Louis Park, MN76.2
10Chaska, MN75.9
11Otsego, MN75.8
12Prior Lake, MN75.7
13Hugo, MN75.3
14Ramsey, MN74.9
15Shakopee, MN74.8
16Sauk Rapids, MN74.6
17Forest Lake, MN74.5
18Minneapolis, MN74.4
19Eagan, MN74.3
20Champlin, MN74.2
21Mounds View, MN74.1
22Brooklyn Park, MN74
23Woodbury, MN73.9
24Crystal, MN73.7
25East Bethel, MN73.7
26Victoria, MN73.5
27Cottage Grove, MN73.4
28Sartell, MN73.3
29Waconia, MN73.3
30Brooklyn Center, MN73.2
31Maple Grove, MN73.2
32Apple Valley, MN73
33North Mankato, MN72.8
34Andover, MN72.6
35Hopkins, MN72.6
36Robbinsdale, MN72.3
37St. Peter, MN72.3
38South St. Paul, MN72.3
39Plymouth, MN72
40Burnsville, MN71.8
41Eden Prairie, MN71.6
42Rochester, MN71.5
43Monticello, MN71.4
44Chanhassen, MN71.3
45Blaine, MN71.3
46Lake Elmo, MN71.2
47Richfield, MN71.1
48Mankato, MN71
49Coon Rapids, MN70.8
50Elk River, MN70.7
50Moorhead, MN70.7
52Inver Grove Heights, MN70.6
53St. Paul, MN70.4
54Columbia Heights, MN70.4
55Fridley, MN70.3
56Willmar, MN70.2
57Minnetonka, MN70
58Bloomington, MN69.5
59St. Cloud, MN69.5
60New Brighton, MN69.3
60New Hope, MN69.3
62Vadnais Heights, MN68.6
63Winona, MN68.5
64North St. Paul, MN68.5
65Oakdale, MN68.4
66North Branch, MN68.4
67Hutchinson, MN68.3
68Lino Lakes, MN68.1
69Northfield, MN67.9
70Stillwater, MN67.7
71Golden Valley, MN67.6
72Buffalo, MN67.5
73Little Canada, MN67.4
74White Bear Lake, MN67.2
75New Ulm, MN67.1
76Owatonna, MN66.9
77West St. Paul, MN66.5
78Marshall, MN66.3
79Hermantown, MN66.2
80Hastings, MN66.1
81Fairmont, MN66.1
82Shoreview, MN66
83Maplewood, MN65.9
84Duluth, MN65.7
85Ham Lake, MN65.6
86Cloquet, MN65.6
87Roseville, MN65.5
88Edina, MN65.1
89Anoka, MN64.7
90Mendota Heights, MN64.7
91Alexandria, MN64.4
92Brainerd, MN64.3
93Austin, MN64.1
94Worthington, MN64
95Cambridge, MN62.7
96Bemidji, MN62.2
97Fergus Falls, MN62.1
98Red Wing, MN61.9
99Detroit Lakes, MN61.1
100Albert Lea, MN58.9
101Grand Rapids, MN56.6
102Hibbing, MN55.9
103Faribault, MN55.2

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People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Minnesota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Minnesota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/minnesota-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Minnesota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/minnesota-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Minnesota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/minnesota-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Big Lake, MN, with 80.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Faribault, MN, with 55.2% in 2021.

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